Ornamental hair fillet



1948- J. T. WEBSTER ORNAMENTAL HAIR FILLET Filed Jan. 16, 1947 INVENTOR.JUDITH T WEBSTER convolution being arranged adjacent the band I. Thespiral band may be extended and the several convolutions thereofpositioned at any desired point on the coiifure and thus retain thehair. The resiliency of the hair engaging band 5 causes it to contractslightly with the result that the band tends to lift and support thecoifiure.

The fillet may be constructed along asymmetrical lines as shown in Figs.1 and 2 or symmetrical lines as shown in Fig. 4. In the form of theinvention shown in Figs. '1 and 2, the hair engaging band 5 is formed asa continuation of the head engaging band I.

on the side of the head at a point forward of the ear and the headengaging band I extending across the head at a slight angle to permitthe This form of the fillet is prefer-- Y ably positioned on the headwith plate 2 resting remaining downwardly extending portion of the bandI to rest on the opposite side of the head at a point rearwardly of theear. The form of the invention shown in Fig. 4 includes a head .en a ingband I adapted to extend across the top of the wearer's head and isprovided at-each end thereof with plates 2-2 which press against thewearers head at corresponding points on the-opposite sides thereof. Thespiral band '5 is connected to or formed integrally with the headengaging band I at the top or mid-portion of the latter and the twobands are joined substantially tangentially. In Fig. 5, there is shown amodified form of the fillet comprising a symmetrical head engaging bandI and a resilient looped form of hair engaging band. The hair engagingband consists of two band portions -6--6 connected to theband I adjacentthe depending ends thereof. The band portions -6---6 are designed toextend upwardly and rearwardly with respect to the head of the wearer.The trailing ends of the band portions 6--8 are crossed over at a pointbehind the wearers head and formed into a loop I thus forming acontinuous, resilient hair engaging band. In this form of the inventionthe band may be entwined about the coiffure to retain the hair. The hairengaging band is resilient and, therefore, may be extended in the samemanner as the spiral band shown in Figs. 1 and 4. When allowed tocontract, the band tends to lift the coi'ff-ure and support it in theposition desired.

The'hair supporting and retaining fillet comprising this invention maybe formed of metal, synthetic resins, stiffened fabrics or any othermaterial which possesses the properties of being light weight andresilient yet possesses sufiicient t-ifiness to resist permanentdistortion. The

arious portions of the fillet may be embellished,

ecorated or designed in a variety of ways to provide an attractiveornamental appearance. The fillet may be worn as shown in Fig. 2 or itmay be placed on the head on top of the hair as shown in Fig. 6 and wornin the manner of a cap.

I claim:

1. A hair supporting and retaining fillet comprising a resilient headband and a resilient coil connected to said head band, said resilientcoil being adapted to encircle and support a coifiure.

2. ,A hair supporting and retaining fillet comprising a resilientheadband and a resilient spiral member connected to said head band, saidresili- 'ent spiral member being adapted to encircle and support acoiffure.

'3. A hair supporting and retaining fillet comprising a resilient headband adapted to conform to a transverse contour of the head and dependdownwardly on opposite sides of the head to form depending ends, and aresilient spiral member connected to one of the depending ends of saidhead band, said resilient spiral member being adapted toencircle andsupport a coiffure.

4. A hair supporting and retaining fillet as set forth in claim 3wherein a Weighted member is connected to the remaining depending end ofsaid head band, said weighted member being adapted to counterbalance theweight of said resilient spiral member.

5. A hair supporting and retaining fillet comprising a resilient headband adapted to conform to a transverse contour of the head attheforward portion thereof and depend downwardly on opposite sides of thehe'ad,-and a resilient spiral member connected to said head band at apoint adjacent the top thereof, said resilient spiral member beingadapted to encircle and support a coifiure.

6. A hair supporting and retaining fillet comprising a resilient headband, a pair of resilient bands connected to said head band, and aresilient loop member formed with the free ends of said resilient bands.

JUDITH T. WEBSTER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,539,706 Wallman May 26, 1925FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 2,421 Great Britain 1899 379,202France I Oct. 29, 1907 395,897 France Jan. 9, 1909

